PART II. SIMON PETER BETRAYS JESUS! THE PROOF:

THE BETRAYER!

We have learned so much in the last chapter about the real Jesus and about the true character nature of Simon Peter. Now if you haven't read Part I. of this blog, then you need to go back and click on the link below of this blog and read: 
                                          "The True Betrayer of Jesus." 

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Now if you have read the verses that we have discussed in the previous chapters then I’m sure your spirit is now on fire for more knowledge. So let’s see if we can quench your spiritual thirst for knowledge…

Now can Simon Peter possibly be the true betrayer of Jesus instead of Judas? I do believe so. 

Now I want you to remember something. 

The gospels that we have in our bibles have the total approval of Rome and the Roman Empire. 

Since they consider Peter as their first Pope you know that there was no way they would allow these facts into the bible which contradicts their satanic beliefs! 

However, Jesus was able to still leave us enough clues to find out the truth.

Let’s move to the Passover Meal better known as the “Last Supper.”

§  And as they did eat, he said, verily I say unto you, that (ONE) of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. MATTHEW 26:21-23

Now Jesus says that the ONE who shares the same dish with Him is the same person who will betray Him. 

We have been told that the person that shared the dish Jesus was Judas Iscariot. I do not believe that is the truth. Now ask yourself: 

 “Which of the Disciples would actually share the same Dish with Jesus?”

 

Let’s use the power of deduction. 

We can come to the conclusion that with a minimum of thirteen people, including Jesus, eating the Passover meal, there could be no more than FOUR people per dish for Jesus to make such a statement. 

So if we think about Jesus is one, 

Who were the closest THREE Disciples that would share the same Dish with Jesus? 

We can see that it is: 

PETER, JAMES and JOHN. 

These are the same three that He took with Him to pray. 

These are the three that would be the closest to Jesus around the table and not Judas. 

These are also the three men who would know every move Jesus made and every place that He was scheduled to visit. 

Judas and the other Disciples would not necessarily have access to all of this information.

 If there was really someone actually going to betray Jesus, it would have to been one of these three men, and I believe that it was Peter.

I also believe that the false writers of SATAN replaced Peter's, name, who Jesus told us desired ONLY the THINGS of MAN and not GOD, in used Judas as the scapegoat! 

Jesus knows that the soldiers and the men sent by the high Priests are looking for Him and He does not want to die. Jesus decided to go to a safe haven and pray for deliverance before the soldiers can overtake them. 

He decided to take PETER along with Him as a guard and lookout while He goes and prays. What a big mistake! Peter can't even do that right and goes to sleep, maybe because he already knows what is about to happen:

·         And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto PETER, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the FLESH IS WEAK. MATTHEW 26:40-41

What does Jesus mean when He tells Peter to pray that he enters not into Temptation? 

Is Jesus talking about the Temptation of going to sleep? 

No, Jesus is talking about another temptation that most Christians are not aware of.   

Now Jesus just warned us earlier that Peter does not savor or like doing true ministry or the other things of God.   

He says that Peter savors the things of MAN. Things such as  

Power, Notoriety, Respect, 

And, for Peter the greatest of these things of Man, MONEY! Perhaps even: 

“Thirty pieces of SILVER?!!”

 Jesus goes and prays two more times and each time Jesus comes and finds Peter sleeping comfortably.   

Just as Jesus comes to wake them up, suddenly the soldiers are upon them! 

It is right after the soldiers come that we are told that Judas betrays Jesus with an alleged kiss. 

Read all four gospel stories. You will see that they can’t even agree if Judas kissed Jesus or not. 

What ever happened we know that the soldiers took Jesus into custody and all of the Disciples fled for their lives! 

Pay close attention to what happens next:

·         Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. JOHN 18:10

People of God I have a question that needs to really be asked at this point:

(PERSONAL NOTE) If Peter really cut the ear off the high priest’s servant or soldier why wasn’t he KILLED or even ARRESTED?

If you were a soldier and someone attacked one of your companions wouldn’t you do something??? I know I would. Apparently Peter was too valuable to the cause and was above reproach. Hmm Interesting…

Now since we are told that Judas is the alleged betrayer of Jesus it would be natural to assume that he returned with the soldiers right? 

However the strangest unexpected thing happened next. 

The bible says that Peter goes with Jesus or possibly he goes with the Soldiers and the Men of the High Priest back to the judgment hall and guess what happens? Peter literally:

SITS WITH the SOLDIERS!

·         And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and WENT IN, and SAT WITH the SERVANTS to SEE THE END. MATTHEW 26:57-58

Wait a minute!? YIKES! Did the scriptures just say what I think it said? 

Surely something must be wrong with my eyes right? 

The bible says that Peter actually went inside the high priest’s palace and sat all the way through the trial until it was over! 

That is the most unbelievable thing that I have ever discovered in the bible! 

Does this make any sense to you? 

This is the kind of information that you will never hear in your own churches! Peter is in total cahoots with the High Priest! 

Say it isn’t so Peter? Say it isn’t so!

Think about it, all of the other Disciples, James, Jesus' own brother included, ran fearing for their lives because anyone associated with Jesus would have been arrested and/or killed with Him. 

01.) So did Peter have a giant “S” on his chest? 

02.) Was Peter the “Super Disciple?” 

No, and now we can understand why Peter didn't escape like the other Disciples. He was the one that was bribed by the High Counsel and not Judas! 

You and I all know that no one with a price on their heads would even consider going inside the high priest’s palace or actually sitting inside the temple with the servants of the High Priest!

 

John 18 adds a little more information to the story than Matthew does.   

As Jesus is led into the prison chambers to await His mock trial, Peter decides to visit a few old friends. 

Peter goes outside and warms himself by the fire not only with the other servants but also with the OFFICERS/SOLDIERS of the High Council!

·         And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and PETER STOOD WITH THEM and warmed himself. JOHN 18:18

 So as we can see Peter has NO FEAR at all! 

Peter feels like he has found a true home among his new friends. Peter is finally getting the respect and attention that he feels he deserves. 

Everyone is celebrating the capture of this alleged criminal Jesus and Peter celebrates right along with them around the fire. 

Nothing can bring Peter down off this emotion high that he is feeling, right? Wrong! Someone recognizes Peter!  

·         Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.  But HE DENIED BEFORE THEM ALL saying, I know not what thou sayest. MATTHEW 26:69-70

Whew! That was close! 

A damsel thinks she knows Peter. She confronts Peter in front of his new buddies. Peter successfully convinces her that she is wrong. Peter was almost discovered! 

However, it is not over Peter:

·         And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, this fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.  And again HE DENIED with AN OATH, I do NOT KNOW the man. MATTHEW 26:71-72

Whew! Another close call! 

Another woman recognizes Peter and the Soldiers are probably getting pretty suspicious. So Peter reassures the woman by swearing that He has never met this Jesus character. 

Peter probably doesn’t need the heat from that old fire now! I’m sure his temperature is quite elevated now, what do you think? 

Surely this has to be the last person to recognize Peter, right? Wrong!

·          And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to CURSE and to SWEAR, saying, I KNOW NOT the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. MATTHEW 26:73-75

Now Luke gives us another revealing piece of information about Peter’s denial. Apparently at some point Jesus and Peter are very close to each other. Look at what Luke says happened once Peter denied Jesus the last time:

·         And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. Luke 22:61-62

Again, all of the other Disciples are in hiding but Peter is allowed inside the temple? How can this be seeing that this is a secretive and closed session?

Yet clearly we see that SIMON PETER, and NOT JUDAS, is the only Disciple allowed into the courtroom. 

Peter is allowed to sit close enough to the proceedings that he can not only hear what is going on, but Peter can also look directly into the EYES of Jesus. 

I guess even in a kangaroo court like this one, the accused is still allowed to look into the eyes of the accuser! 

This scripture is very illuminating! We can see that Jesus was able to see His betrayer’s face up close! 

Now Jesus has no choice but to finally accept the truth. One of His closest friends has betrayed Him. 

Peter cannot be saved from himself. 

This is why Jesus gives Peter a look of either disgust or sadness. 

With all of this information it is very hard not to see why the Catholic scribes would not want us to uncover this truth about Peter. 

You and I know that Judas is not the one who accepts the money from the High Priest. It was Peter; 

Judas is innocent of all charges…  

Are you excited now? You should be because you are finally seeing the truth that has been hidden for over two thousand years.

Notice first that Peter didn't run away as the other Disciples had. Peter sat inside the Palace with the other servants of the High Priest until the hearing was over! 

Was Peter really that brave knowing that at any moment he too could be on trial with Jesus? 

No, Peter wasn’t brave at all. 

Peter sits because He is the ONE who had just betrayed Jesus to the High Council and had no reason to fear them!

Now this is when Peter fulfills Jesus’ prophecy about him. 

When the first lady asks Peter if He was one of Jesus’ Disciples, Peter testifies and says the first time:  

"I KNOW NOT WHAT THOU SAYEST!"

When another lady asks Peter the same question an hour later Peter again denies Jesus and says:  

"I SWEAR!! I DO NOT (KNOW) THE MAN!"

Inside the chambers Peter is confronted in front of Jesus and asked a third time if he is one of Jesus Disciples. Peter gets angry and starts to satanically swear up to heaven and Peter starts using profanity and cursing like a sailor and says: 

 "#! @#%#!!" I SWEAR!! I (KNOW) NOT THE MAN!"

Wow! Such vulgar language and all of this from the alleged first Pope of the Catholic Church!? Amazing isn’t it? 

As you can see Peter was not lying! For Peter really did not know Jesus or the true Purpose for Jesus' Ministry.   

Since Peter’s heart was not Godly, it was easy for the High Priests to bribe Him with Power and Money. 

Jesus either didn’t want to give up on Peter or had to keep Peter around to do the will of God. Either way we can no longer deny the fact that Jesus did give us numerous warnings about Peter’s true character. 

 As we continue, 

Jesus has been killed by the Romans and Peter’s betrayal is completed. 

Or is it? 

In the next chapter Horror comes to Peter as he finds out that:

 Jesus lives! 

Selah/Shalom/Selah…